Today's fast-paced, deployment-focused Army demands that a commander's first priority is a trained and ready unit. Leader development makes a substantial contribution to a unit's ability to train effectively and accomplish its mission. Yet commanders across the Army acknowledge the constant challenge to effectively implement unit leader development. This handbook is designed to provide commanders with an efficient and effective way to develop leaders. The handbook supports this goal by: - Translating Army leader feedback for developing leaders into quick applications - Prioritizing leader development activities under conditions of limited resources - Integrating unit leader development into already occurring day-to-day activities - Integrating FM 6-22 leader attributes and competencies consistently across Army leader development doctrine This handbook draws on the input of successful Army commanders and non-commissioned officers, recent Army leadership studies, research on effective practices from the private and public sectors, and applicable Army regulations and doctrine. Leaders develop from a combination of new challenges and experiences, new knowledge, and time for reflection. Leader development in the Army is a deliberate, continuous, sequential, and progressive process, grounded in Army values (FM 7-0). The result is Soldiers and civilians who are competent and confident leaders capable of decisive action. The operational (unit) assignment is the most effective setting for leader development. In leader development surveys, captains and majors ranked leading a unit along with personal examples and mentoring as the three most effective ways their leadership qualities are developed. The consensus among private sector leader development professionals is that a full 70 percent of leader development occurs on the job, 20 percent from other people (leaders, mentors), and 10 percent from training courses. The organization and content of this handbook provide you with key principles, TTPs, and applications to implement the most effective methods of leader development.

"Developing leaders is critical for the Army; given the amount of time officers spend in units, that experience should be important to their development. Yet few studies indicate whether Army units even have leader development programs, and, if they do, what the programs consist of and how well they are executed. To gain insight into these issues, Arroyo Center researchers met with over 450 officers (lieutenants through colonels) to discuss leader development within Army units. The discussions revealed that no set of activities exists that could be characterized as a standard unit-level leader development program. Instead, leader development tends to be informal, personality-driven, and dependent on the abilities, experience, and inclinations of the unit commander. The researchers do not recommend that the Army impose more formal programs or requirements on commanders, but instead that the Army's school system demonstrate the proper way to do counseling; introduce Army leaders to an array of leader development tools that could be adapted to a unit's needs in different situations; and, most importantly, foster the expectation that leader development will take place, according to Army standards, in operational units. The authors note that the Center for Army Leadership can support these efforts by fostering the sharing of leader development tools and ideas, possibly online, and exercising continuing quality control over the ideas being shared, based at least in part on user feedback." -- publisher's website.

This publication, Field Manual FM 6-22 Leader Development June 2015, provides a doctrinal framework covering methods for leaders to develop other leaders, improve their organizations, build teams, and develop themselves.The principal audience for FM 6-22 is all leaders, military and civilian, with an application focus at the operational and tactical levels. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this manual.Army leaders are the competitive advantage the Army possesses that technology cannot replace nor be substituted by advanced weaponry and platforms. Today's Army demands trained and ready units with agile, proficient leaders. Developing our leaders is integral to our institutional success today and tomorrow. It is an important investment to make for the future of the Army because it builds trust in relationships and units, prepares leaders for future uncertainty, and is critical to readiness and our Army's success. Leader development programs must recognize, produce, and reward leaders who are inquisitive, creative, adaptable, and capable of exercising mission command. Leaders exhibit commitment to developing subordinates through execution of their professional responsibility to teach, counsel, coach, and mentor subordinates. Successful, robust leader development programs incorporate accountability, engagement, and commitment; create agile and competent leaders; produce stronger organizations and teams; and increase expertise by reducing gaps between knowledge and resources.Leader development involves multiple practices that ensure people have the opportunities to fulfill their goals and that the Army has capable leaders in position and ready for the future. The practices include recruiting, accessions, training, education, assigning, promoting, broadening, and retaining the best leaders, while challenging them over time with greater responsibility, authority, and accountability. Army leaders assume progressively broader responsibilities across direct, organizational, and strategic levels of leadership.FM 6-22 integrates doctrine, experience, and best practices by drawing upon applicable Army doctrine and regulations, input of successful Army commanders and noncommissioned officers, recent Army leadership studies, and research on effective practices from the private and public sectors.FM 6-22 provides Army leaders with information on effective leader development methods by:* Translating Army leader feedback into quick applications.* Prioritizing leader development activities under conditions of limited resources.* Integrating unit leader development into already occurring day-to-day activities.* Integrating ADRP 6-22 leader attributes and competencies consistently across Army leader development doctrine.FM 6-22 contains seven chapters that describe the Army's view on identifying and executing collective and individual leader development needs:* Chapter 1 discusses the tenets of Army leader development, the purpose of developing leaders to practice the mission command philosophy, building teams, and development transitions across organizational levels.* Chapter 2 discusses the creation of unit leader development programs.* Chapter 3 addresses the fundamentals for developing leaders in units by setting conditions, providing feedback, and enhancing learning while creating opportunities.* Chapter 4 provides information on the self-development process including strengths and developmental needs determination and goal setting.* Chapter 5 discusses character, judgment and problem solving, and adaptability as situational leader demands.* Chapter 6 provides information on leader performance indicators to enable observations and feedback.* Chapter 7 provides recommended learning and developmental activities.

Latest Version June 2015 Would you like to be a better leader? Would you like to train your leaders to be more effective? Then you need this book! Leadership is tough, but the Army has been successfully training leaders for centuries. These leadership lessons can be applied to your organization to assist with building a foundation of leaders equipped to meet every challenge. Learn what the US Army has known for years about leadership and leaders in development here in FM 6-22. Click the "Buy Now" button to start your leadership development journe and learn the theory of leadership development. FM 6-22 contains seven chapters that describe the Army's view on identifying and executing collective and individual leader development needs: Chapter 1 discusses the tenets of Army leader development, the purpose of developing leaders to practice the mission command philosophy, building teams, and development transitions across organizational levels. Chapter 2 discusses the creation of unit leader development programs. Chapter 3 addresses the fundamentals for developing leaders in units by setting conditions, providing feedback, and enhancing learning while creating opportunities. Chapter 4 provides information on the self-development process including strengths and developmental needsdetermination and goal setting. Chapter 5 discusses character, judgment and problem solving, and adaptability as situational leader demands. Chapter 6 provides information on leader performance indicators to enable observations and feedback. Chapter 7 provides recommended learning and developmental activities. The References section includes pertinent links to recommended leader development readings and Web sites. Click the "Buy Now" button to start your leadership development journe and learn the theory of leadership development.

The purpose of this Technical Report is to articulate conceptual foundations: the underlying theory, research, and best practice applications that support the Commander's Handbook for Unit Leader Development. Thus, this report provides the scientific evidence, theory, and best practices that informed the content of the commander's handbook. This technical report also serves as a resource in and of itself for those more broadly engaged in leader development across the Army? be it research, teaching, staff, or operational practice. Beyond unit leader development, its discussion and references may find application towards doctrine/policy formation, curriculum development, self-development tools, job aides, or other on-the-job leader development interventions.

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